Category Archives: Exercise

In previous articles, we have introduced research showing how: 6 – 12 minutes per week of high-intensity, above-the-lactate threshold exercise training (HIET) doubled the length of time that intense aerobic exercise could be maintained in recreationally-active college students (Journal of Applied Physiology 98: 1985-1990, 2005) 6 – 9 minutes of HIET over a two week period provided…

Since the late 1960’s, running and jogging have been considered to be the gold standard for fitness by the exercise physiology community and misguided medical professionals. Science and research indicate otherwise. Long-distance runners are much more likely to develop: Cardiovascular disease G. Whyte, “Is Exercise-Induced Myocardial Injury Self-Abating” Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise…

When we think about health and fitness, most people would tend to believe that they are one in the same. More often than not, the terms health and fitness are used interchangeably. Yet in reality, they have distinctly different meanings and applications. However, there is one area of commonality between the two. Both are states…

One of my clients describes his workouts with this phrase when introducing me to his friends. Upon hearing this, they usually think he is half-kidding. They look at me as if to ask “is he joking?” and when they realize he is serious, they ask “How is that possible?” I admit that it isn’t an…

Fat Loss: Part 1 - Burning Calories or Workout Intensity? Fat Loss: Part 2 - The Metabolic Syndrome What if you could flip a switch to set off a fat-burning chain reaction to obliterate thousands of fat cells (particularly that stubborn belly fat), while allowing no fat storage? What if, as a result, you’d reduce…

Fat Loss: Part 1 - Burning Calories or Workout Intensity? Have you ever found that it seems impossible to lose the last few pounds, no matter how low your caloric intake or how much activity you do? "Why Can't I Lose Those last 10 pounds?" This is a question most people have asked themselves at…

In the many conversations I have with people concerning fat loss and exercise, one question that is frequently asked of me is "What is the best exercise to burn the most calories?" I suppose this is intended to justify countless hours spent doing so-called "cardio"-type activities in the pursuit of losing weight. However, the real…